He held the old man's arm.

I took the old man to sit beside the flower bed under the big tree.

…

The old man did not refuse.

He looked dazed.

When the real feeling came from below, the old man's wandering heart seemed to have returned to its original place.

…

"Old man, drink some water."

Xiao Xiao handed the water glass to the old man.

…

The old man took it subconsciously.

After taking a sip, I realized...

"Why……"

Isn't this his water glass?

…

"I got it from your stall."

The young man's words cleared up the old man's doubts.

oh oh.

The old man nodded.

He just said...

Why does this young man have a water glass exactly like his, and it’s still full of herbal tea?

…

After a few sips of herbal tea, the old man's mood became much calmer.

Reflecting on his previous behavior, the old man smiled sheepishly at the young man.

"I'm sorry, young man."

"I lost my temper."

The old man smiled bitterly.

He was really embarrassed in front of this kid.

…

"No."

Xiao Xiao shook his head.

"Are you okay?"

Xiao Xiao looked at the old man's face.

…

"fine."

The old man shook his head.

He looked at the candy man in his hand, with some emotion on his face.

"I am……"

"for you."

The old man suddenly handed the candy man in his hand to the young man beside him.

"Fortunately it wasn't damaged."

…

Xiao Xiao took the candy man from the old man's hand.

…

The Pipa Ghost sitting next to Xiao Xiao stretched his neck and looked eagerly at the candy man in Master Xiao Xiao's hand.

…

"do you know?"

Seeing the young man taking the candy man, the old man smiled.

"This candy man brings back memories from a long time ago..."

…

Um?

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

"You mean..."

…

The old man looks at the candy man in the young man's hand.

His eyes became a bit distant.

"I once saw someone who looked very similar to your friend..."

"A boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, thin, clean, pale...and not wearing any shoes."

"yes."

The old man knocked on his head, with a look of annoyance on his face.

"I didn't even think of it when you said barefoot..."

It's obviously such a distinctive feature.

Maybe it’s another characteristic that’s more obvious…

"...He also held a pipa in his arms."

…

"Exactly like this candy man..."

The old man opened his eyes in amazement.

"If it weren't impossible..."

It was decades ago that he met that boy...

How could he be this young man's friend?

"I almost feel like what I'm seeing is your friend..."

…

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows arched slightly.

"Is it such a coincidence?"

Is it a real coincidence?

Or...what the old man saw was...

Xiao Xiao prefers the latter.

After all, being barefoot and holding a pipa... are so iconic.

…

"yes."

The old man stroked the water glass in his hand and spoke in a low voice.

"What a coincidence..."

"So many years have passed..."

"I have forgotten what happened back then..."

"But this candy man looks so much like the boy in my memory..."

"So it still brought back memories that I thought I had forgotten."

"It's also because they are so similar..."

The old man smiled sheepishly at the young man.
To be continued...